Four new members of NTC endorsed

His Majesty the King has approved the appointment of four new members to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) board, according to NTC acting secretary Thakorn Boonyasith. The four new members are Suranand Wongwittyakamjorn, Col Natee Sukolrat,Banthoon Suphakvanich and Phana Thongmeearchom. Three of them replaced members who resigned by drawing lots in 2007 after finishing half of their six-year terms. A fourth member had resigned for health reasons in 2006. Col Natee said that his priority would be to revive the stalled auction process for 3G mobile broadband licences.